UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
ACLS Fellowships and Grants, 10/98
ACLS Fellowships and Grants, 10/98
*ACLS ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHIP & GRANT COMPETITIONS
TO BE HELD IN 1998-99*
Information on The American Council of Learned Societies
(ACLS) fellowships and grants is now updated for competitions
to be held in 1998-99.The ACLS Fellowship Program,
cornerstone of our support for scholars in the humanities
and humanities-related social sciences, was recently
enhanced by major endowment grants of $5 million from
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and $4 million from
the Ford Foundation, and by increased support from
our college and university Associates.Funds have also
been contributed to the program by the Gladys Krieble
Delmas Foundation.
These grants have enabled us to increase the ACLS Fellowship
stipends to $25,000 maximum for junior scholars and
to $35,000 maximum for senior scholars.The number
of fellowships available will also increase, to at
least 60.Along with these increases, we are reducing
the required time between supported research leaves
from 5 years to 3 years.
We are also pleased to announce a program in cooperation
with the New York Public Library. Up to five residential
fellowships at the Library's new Center for Scholars
and Writers will be offered. These fellowships are
intended for scholars whose research will be enhanced
by access to the collections of the Library.
See < http://www.acls.org/pstdguid.htm> for further
information.
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